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Cecil Edward Espy (born January 20, 1963) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds in 1983 and 1987-1993.

Cecil Espy
Outfielder
Born: (1963-01-20) January 20, 1963 (age 59) San Diego, California
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1983, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
June 13, 1993, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.244
Home runs	7
Runs batted in	108
CPBL statistics
Batting average	.263
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	17
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1983) Texas Rangers (1987–1990) Pittsburgh Pirates (1991–1992) Cincinnati Reds (1993) Jungo Bears (1995)

Career

Espy was a first-round pick of the Chicago White Sox in the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, the eighth player chosen, ahead of such other first-round picks as Terry Francona and Billy Beane. He was traded in the spring of 1982 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for outfielder Rudy Law.[1]

Making his big-league debut at age 20 on Sept. 2, 1983 with the Dodgers as a late-season call-up, Espy appeared in 11 games. He then had to wait until 1987 to return to the majors.

His best season came with the Texas Rangers in 1987, playing every day, batting .257 and stealing 49 bases. Espy was released by the Cincinnati Reds in 1993.

In 546 games over eight seasons, Espy posted a .244 batting average (304-for-1248) with 160 runs, 7 home runs, 108 RBI and 103 stolen bases. He recorded a .976 fielding percentage as an outfielder.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Baseball Almanac

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